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[rebel-builders] First amphib flight

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Ron Shannon

[rebel-builders] First amphib flight

Post by Ron Shannon » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:24 pm

Way to go, Ken! I had no doubt you'd be having fun. :)

Ron


On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:11 AM, Ken <klehman@albedo.net> wrote:
Thank you to all the guys who forwarded their weight figures. It was
appreciated.

Had some fun splash'in about this morning.

3.5* throat is looking good so far. (Well after I motor boated around
the lake on the step to get used to the nose so high). It breaks the
water around 41 knots. Takeoff distance seemed pretty good but I did
have at least 5 knots of wind.

Climb at close to gross was 570 fpm which corrects to about double the
minimum required.

Now we're having fun :)

Ken



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walter.klatt

[rebel-builders] First amphib flight

Post by walter.klatt » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:24 pm

Congrats, Ken. You're going to have some real fun now.

Walter
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Thank you to all the guys who forwarded their weight figures. It was
appreciated.

Had some fun splash'in about this morning.

3.5* throat is looking good so far. (Well after I motor boated around
the lake on the step to get used to the nose so high). It breaks the
water around 41 knots. Takeoff distance seemed pretty good but I did
have at least 5 knots of wind.

Climb at close to gross was 570 fpm which corrects to about double the
minimum required.

Now we're having fun :)

Ken




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Jesse Jenks

[rebel-builders] First amphib flight

Post by Jesse Jenks » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:24 pm

That's great Ken. Will you post some pics?
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Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] First amphib flight
From: walter.klatt@shaw.ca
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:55:56 +0000

Congrats, Ken. You're going to have some real fun now.

Walter
------Original Message------
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Subject: [rebel-builders] First amphib flight
Sent: Jun 18, 2010 11:11 AM

Thank you to all the guys who forwarded their weight figures. It was
appreciated.

Had some fun splash'in about this morning.

3.5* throat is looking good so far. (Well after I motor boated around
the lake on the step to get used to the nose so high). It breaks the
water around 41 knots. Takeoff distance seemed pretty good but I did
have at least 5 knots of wind.

Climb at close to gross was 570 fpm which corrects to about double the
minimum required.

Now we're having fun :)

Ken




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Wayne G. O'Shea

[rebel-builders] First amphib flight

Post by Wayne G. O'Shea » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:24 pm

Have fun Ken!!!

Remember to let it run a few plane lengths at neutral stick before pulling
back to get up on step.. otherwise you will delay your take off as the back
spreader bar will bury under water.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <klehman@albedo.net>
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Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 2:11 PM
Subject: [rebel-builders] First amphib flight

Thank you to all the guys who forwarded their weight figures. It was
appreciated.

Had some fun splash'in about this morning.

3.5* throat is looking good so far. (Well after I motor boated around
the lake on the step to get used to the nose so high). It breaks the
water around 41 knots. Takeoff distance seemed pretty good but I did
have at least 5 knots of wind.

Climb at close to gross was 570 fpm which corrects to about double the
minimum required.

Now we're having fun :)

Ken




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Ken

[rebel-builders] First amphib flight

Post by Ken » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:24 pm

OK I uploaded two pics.

Tried using cylindrical boat bumpers on a dock but they float too high
and want to rest on the side skins instead of the chine. Unless someone
has a better product or idea I will try punching a hole in them and
partly filling them with water. That would allow draining them after use.

At heavy weights I seem to be burning 19 liters per hour (5 usgph) at
about 88 mph. (4400 rpm and 22"MAP on the soob) That's about 15% or so
higher burn than on wheels at similar weight. After a couple of tweaks I
will see how it is at higher power. Haven't changed the prop.

Ken

Jesse Jenks wrote:
That's great Ken. Will you post some pics?

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